***Please
note: due to transportation limitations, the bus available CAN NOT accommodate
persons with wheelchairs.

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The Relics of the Passion will be exhibited
on Tuesday March 24,
2015 at St. Peter Roman
Catholic Church 150 Main Street Hartford Connecticut at 7:00 pm.

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A concert in contemplation of Our Lord's Passion,
Saturday, March 28, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

Legion of
Christ College, 475 Oak Avenue, Cheshire, CT

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The Stations of the Cross will take place at
the Shrine of Lourdes in Litchfield, 50 Montfort Rd., Rte. 118, Litchfield, CT
06759 on Good Friday, April 3, at
11:00am, 12:15pm,
& 3:00pm.

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To commemorate the 150th
anniversary of the American Civil War’s end, the Knights of Columbus Museum is
sponsoring an historical exhibition and lecture series.

The exhibit, Answering the Call,
opens March 14, 2015, with a focus on religious
ministry and medical care for soldiers. It also includes a history of the 9th
Connecticut, a volunteer infantry regiment whose members were predominantly of
Irish ancestry, many of whom were from New Haven. The initial presentation in the lecture series
will be Religion, Service, and the Meaning of the American Civil War, by
Dr. Matthew Warshauer, a professor of history at Central Connecticut State
University, Saturday, March 21, at 2
p.m.The author of four books, Dr. Warshauer
specializes in 19th century political and constitutional history. His
book Connecticut in the American Civil War: Slavery, Sacrifice, and
Survival (2011), gives an account of the state’s often turbulent Civil War
history. He also edited Inside Connecticut in the Civil War: Essays on One
State’s Struggles, a book written by his graduate students.Dr. Warshauer serves as co-chair of the
Connecticut Civil War Commemoration Commission. His scholarship and work as a
historian was recognized by the New England History Teacher’s Association with
its 2012 Kidger Award and the Association for the Study of Connecticut History’s
2012 Bruce Fraser Award.The exhibition and lecture are free and open to
the public.The Knights of Columbus Museum is located at 1
State Street in New Haven and is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For more
information or a schedule of future presentations call 203-865-0400 or
visit kofcmuseum.org.

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